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Editor’s Note: This article is written by Professor Martin E. Hellman (Stanford University). The inevitability of a nuclear war is one of the reasons why we prep. Enjoy! “Technology has given us powers that were traditionally reserved for gods: raising the dead,

Editor’s Note: Ex-military who does not have enough money to prep says he’s going to go around and hit preppers who are too weak to defend themselves. My thinking is that if there are people saying it out loud now… when there will be no

Amongst the many lessons I learned in the Army was that war, on an individual basis, is nothing more than a violent game of survival. The thoughts of glory and all the other high ideals leave as soon as the

The United States’ airspace defense military is moving its communications equipment back to its nuclear Cold War-era bunker which was abandoned in 2006, the head of the agency announced. The gear is being moved into Cheyenne Mountain to protect it

Editor’s Note: This article is an update of the original – posted one year ago. Using a Smoke Grenade The smoke grenade that we are about to make is similar to the US Army M18 Colored Smoke Grenade. These

“For over four decades of the Cold War the world lived under the threat of nuclear annihilation. Nuclear powers spent two trillion dollars on nuclear arms; enough to make sure that there was overkill for the overkill. All this was

Night vision technology has been around for a while, but what if night vision was something you could fit into a pair of contact lenses? Electrical Engineers at the University of Michigan have found a new way to sense infrared

“History shows the folly in hoping that each new, more destructive weapon will not be used. And yet we dare to hope that this time it will be different. We and the “Soviets” have amassed a combined arsenal of 50,000

I remember back in the 70s, when Iran first officially declared war on the United States. It was a bit of a joke back then, considering that there really wasn’t much they could do to us. They didn’t have the

This year Forbes preferred Vladimir Putin over Obama as the most powerful man in the world. Putin has cemented his authority over Russia and anyone watching the chess match over Syria and Ukraine has a clear understanding of the shift

When I purchased my AR15, I never really considered painting it and I loved the nice black finish. Over the years though I have come to realize that this beautiful black rifle really sticks out in the woods or anywhere

According to the indispensable government watchdog group Judicial Watch, the U.S. government has evidence that the jihadist Islamic State (IS) is present in Juarez, Mexico – across the Rio Grande from El Paso, Texas. Worse yet, the Texas Department of

“History shows the folly in hoping that each new, more destructive weapon will not be used. And yet we dare to hope that this time it will be different. We, and the Soviets have amassed a combined arsenal of 55,000

Traveling from Shanghai to San Francisco in under two hours may sound like a fantasy, but China believes it’s figured out how to design an underwater vehicle that can make the idea a reality. More worryingly, though, is the possibility

Top Futuristic Looking Rifles and Guns When I’m thinking about futuristic looking rifles, the first thing that comes to my mind is that awesome, kick-ass looking “blaster” from Star Wars. Remember that line Han Solo used on Luke Skywalker? “Hokey